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Issue: Volume 10, No. 4                                                                                January 27, 2017
In This Issue
BLUES BAND DIRECTORY

2000 Lbs of Blues
Kim Allison

Robert Dean Blues
  Flattop Tom125
Flattop Tom & His Jump Cats
 
Laurie Morvan  Band
Big Papa & The TCB
"A NIGHT OF MISSISSIPPI BLUES" Concert Coming February 2nd


A Night of Mississippi Blues

    Bernie Pearl, long time blues DJ, teacher, festival producer, and an acknowledged master of country blues guitar, will be performing a special concert at L.A.'s Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center on February 2.
     "A Night of Mississippi Blues" will feature Pearl and other artists with deep roots in the Delta Blues:
Mississippi Bo, from Greenwood, is as authentic a voice as you can hear.The outgoing Bo takes you straight down home from the first note.
     Real Cool is from Canton, has a rich and ragged voice and a knack for improvising his own lyrics over his Delta riffs.
      L.A. guitarist Ray Bailey is a virtuoso. As a teen he sat outside iconic Babe's & Rickey's soaking up the blues, and further honed his skills at the feet of Smokey Wilson, from Leland, Mississippi, at his Pioneer Club. He will feature a tribute to Indianola's B.B. King.
     Franklin Bell is our Guest of Honor. Mr.Bell hails from Alabama. He owned and ran a Chevron station and when he retired, he and his wife indulged a life-long love of the blues by opening up their home every Sunday for a live blues jam and buffet dinner.
     That's where the idea of this Night of Mississippi Blues was born. You won't want to miss it.

  Thursday, Feb. 2. 8:00 pm  
Doors open at 7:30 pm 
Tickets $10.00 at the door
The Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center (BMPAC)
4305 Degnan Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90008 
310-462-1439, 626-298-1618  

NEW CD RELEASE: 
Suitcase Johnnie
SUITCASE JOHNNIE
Crazy About a Cadillac
Plastic Meltdown Records
          Suitcase Johnnie sounds a lot like a travelin' band. Their music comes from all over. A combination of original songs and several covers, their program draws from a wide variety of music, all of it deeply embedded in the blues. Yet this record label is local, from San Clemente, where blues bands travel through town almost as often as Metrolink. This band sure knows how to play authentic blues.
          Using acoustic and electric instruments, they keep the mood countrified and as pleasant as a warm summer day in Southern California. Dennis Roger Reed's "Crazy About a Cadillac" swings with a rural stomp that lays down easy. Each selection lets the lead singers and band tell blues stories that echo a comfortable feeling. Even the Grateful Dead tune "Don't Ease Me In" lets the band swing with a mellow frame of reference.
          Throughout the session lead vocalists Marty "Cadillac" McPhee and Dennis Roger Reed allow themselves to interact with mandolin, harp, organ, and more. Reed's "Funky Poultry" lets the band get down with an instrumental romp while his "Peter Paul Rubens" lets him tell about a noted artist who has left an impression on art lovers for centuries. Reed's "Washington Hotel" closes out the session with a pared-down acoustic mood that simply summarizes what the band represents: easygoing blues for everyone. 
                                                        -- Jim Santella
2000 LBS OF BLUES 
THIS SUNDAY IN LONG BEACH

Come on Down! Sunday January 29th
12 to 3 pm 
with Mike Arguello, Junior Watson, Ron Felton
Bill Stuve & Allen Ortiz *Football Games On, Bottomless Mimosas and Amazing Bloody Mary's, Breakfast and Lunch Menu All Day. See Ya there!  
VICTOR DELGADO RADIO SHOW

LIVE
BLUES GUIDE
Please Call Venues Ahead to Confirm

Friday 27
CHRIS ANDERSON GROUP at Cask n Cleaver, San Dimas, 8pm
BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA at the Coach House, San Juan Capistrano
PAT O'BRIEN & PRIESTS OF LOVE at First Cabin
WUMBLOOZO at Viva Cantina, Burbank, 8pm

Saturday 28
CHRS ANDERSON GROUP at Lucilles BBQ, Long Beach Towne Center, 7pm
BIG JAY McNEELY at Big Mamas Rib Shack, Pasadena
PAT O'BRIEN & PRIESTS OF LOVE at First Cabin
ALAN WRIGHT BAND at Historic Rock Inn, Lake Hughes

Sunday 29
GINO BARONELLI'S BLUES SHOWCASE
at The Rack, Woodland Hills, 6pm
HASH BROWN & RJ MISCHO at Malarkeys, Long Beach, 4:30pm
PRO BLUES JAM at Vu 
Bar & Lounge, Newhall ,
4-8pm
THE SLIMTONES at 
Tiki Bar, Costa Mesa, 4pm 
2000 LBS OF BLUES with Mike Arguello, Junior Watson, Ron Felton, Bill Stuve & Allen Ortiz at The Gaslamp, Long Beach, 12 to 3pm

Monday 30
FULL TILT BOOGIE BLUES BAND  (jam) at The Park Bar & Grill, Burbank
HASH BROWN & RJ MISCHO  at Maui Sugar Mill Saloon, Tarzana 

Tuesday 31
RY BRADLEY & THE
GUILTY PLEASURES at Quiet Woman, Corona del Mar
CHARLIE CHAN & THE SOBs
at Piano Bar, Hollywood, 11pm
HOWLIN BLUES (jam) at Eagles Nest Saloon, Lawndale, 8pm
SHAKEY PETE at Godmothers, San Pedro
 
  Wednesday 1
B.RAD BLUES (jam) at Fat Face Fenner Fishack, Hermosa Beach, 8pm
VENTURA COUNTY BLUES SOCIETY JAM with TOMMY MARSH & BAD DOG at Bombay Bar & Grill, Ventura, 8pm
KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD  at the Coach House, San Juan Capistrano
  
Thursday 2
AWESOME BLUE (pro jam) at Starboard Attitude, Redondo Beach, 8pm
GINO BARONELLI'S BLUES SHOWCASE at The Rack, Woodland Hills, 6pm
BLUES N FRIES (jam) at Route 66 Roadhouse, Duarte
GUILTY PLEASURES at Quiet Woman, Corona del Mar
PAT O'BRIEN & PRIESTS OF LOVE at First Cabin
KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD  at The Rose, Pasadena
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